Economists who bring the tools of economic analysis to bear on the study of crime and crime prevention contribute to … organized crime on the quality of local politicians, and the (scant) empirical evidence for the effect of immigration on crime …. These contributions demonstrate the eclectic approach of economists studying crime as well as their increasing respect for …

production of criminal justice -- pt. III. Crime and the economy -- pt. IV. Controversies and debates in the economics-of-crime … paper, an enormous body of economic research on crime has since been produced. This insightful and comprehensive Handbook …